McConnell Declares Expanded Unemployment Benefits ‘Will Not Be in the Next Bill’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is vowing that an expansion for unemployment benefits will not be included for the next coronavirus stimulus package. During a call with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, McConnell doubled down on his intent to “pause” before discussing plans for a “phase four” bill to combat the coronavirus, as The Hill reports. However, McConnell did mull…